The following table lists ratings and comments for climbs featured in "Selected Climbs in the Cascades" by Jim Nelson & Peter Potterfield (The Mountaineers, 1993)
Num | Mountain | Route | Grade | Rating | Length | Season | Comments |
1 | Mount Hood | Palmer Glacier/South Side | II | 4-8 hrs | May-Jul | 35 ° snow, glacier travel, altitude | |
2 | Mount Hood | Sandy Glacier | III | 1-2 days | May-Jun | 45 ° snow/ice, glacier travel, altitude | |
3 | Mt. St. Helens | Monitor Ridge & Swift Glacier | II+ | 5-8 hrs. | Mar-Jun | 25 ° snow | |
4 | Mt. Adams | Adams Glacier | III | 2-3 days | May-Jul | 45 ° snow, glacier travel, altitude | |
5 | Mt. Adams | South Spur | I | 1-2 days | May-Aug | mod. snow, altitude | |
6 | Mt. Adams | Mazama Glacier and the Castle | II+ | 1-2 days | May-Aug | glacier travel | |
7 | Old Snowy | Ives Col | I | 3 | 2 days | May-Oct | |
8 | Mt. Rainier | Disappointment Cleaver/Ingraham Glacier | III | 2-4 days | May-Aug | 35° snow/ice, glacier travel, altitude | |
9 | Mt. Rainier | Emmons Glacier | III | 2-4 days | May-Aug | 30° snow/ice, glacier travel, altitude | |
10 | Mt. Rainier | Liberty Ridge | V | 3-4 days | May-Jul | 50° snow/ice, glacier travel, altitude | |
11 | Chair Peak | North Face | III | 6-8 hrs. | Dec-Mar | 50 - 70° ice | |
12 | The Tooth | South Face | II | 5.4 | 4-7 hrs. | year rnd | |
13 | Mt. Daniel | Daniel Glacier | II | 1-2 days | May-Oct | 35° snow/ice | |
14 | Ingall's Peak | South Ridge | II | 5.4 | 4-8 hrs. | May-Oct | |
15 | Mt. Stuart | Ice Cliff Glacier | III-V | 1-3 days | May-Jun | 50° snow/ice | |
16 | Mt. Stuart | Girth Pillar | V | 5.11c | 2-4 days | Jun-Aug | or 5.10, A1 |
17 | Mt. Stuart | North Ridge | IV | 5.9 | 2-3 days | May-Oct | glacier travel, steep snow |
18 | Mt. Stuart | Stuart Glacier Couloir | IV | 2-3 days | May-Jul | 80° snow/ice, glacier travel | |
19 | Colchuck Peak | Colchuck Glacier | II | 3 | 1-2 days | Apr-Jun | 40° snow/ice |
20 | Colchuck Balanced Rock | West Face | III+ | 5.12 | 1-2 days | Jun-Sep | or 5.11, A1 |
21 | DragonTail Peak | Backbone Ridge | IV+ | 5.9 | 1-2 days | Jun-Sep | |
22 | DragonTail Peak | Serpentine Ridge | IV | 5.8 | 1-2 days | Jun-Sep | |
23 | DragonTail Peak | Triple Couloirs | III | 5.8 | 1-3 days | Dec-May | steep snow/ice |
24 | Snow Creek Wall | Orbit | III | 5.9 | 4-8 hrs | Apr-Oct | |
25 | Snow Creek Wall | Outer Space | III | 5.9 | 4-8 hrs | Apr-Oct | |
26 | Prusik Peak | South Face | III | 5.9+ | 2-3 days | May-Oct | |
27 | Prusik Peak | West Ridge | II | 5.7 | 1-2 days | May-Oct | |
28 | Tumwater Canyon | Drury Falls | III | WI 5 | 1-2 days | Dec-Feb | 60-90° water ice |
29 | Index Town Wall | Centerfold | III | 5.11 | 3-5 hrs | year rnd | |
30 | Index Town Wall | Town Crier | IV | 5.8,A2 | 1-2 days | year rnd | |
31 | Index Town Wall | Godzilla/Slow Children | II | 5.10 | 1-3 hrs | year rnd | |
32 | Mount Index, North Peak | North Face | IV+ | 5.7 | 2 days | Nov-Feb | steep mixed ground |
33 | Mount Index, North Peak | Eve Dearborn Memorial Route | V | 2-3 days | Nov-Mar | 80° snow/ice, steep mixed ground | |
34 | Green Giant Buttress | Dreamer & Giant's Tears | IV | 5.9 | 1-2 days | May-Oct | |
35 | Glacier Peak | Sitkum Glacier | III | 2-3 days | May-Oct | 30° snow, glacier travel | |
36 | Dome Peak | Dome Glacier & SW Summit | II+ | 2-3 days | May-Oct | class 4 glacier travel, low 5th class rock | |
37 | Gunsight Peak | West Face | III+ | 5.10 | 3-5 days | Jul-Sep | A2 |
38 | Mt. Goode | East Buttress | III+ | 5.5 | 2-4 days | Jun-Sep | |
39 | Mt. Logan | Fremont Glacier | II | 4 | 3-4 days | Jun-Sep | glacier travel |
40 | Sahale Peak | Quien Sabe Glacier | III | 4 | 1-2 days | Jun-Sep | steep glacier, exposed snow |
41 | Mt. Buckner | North Face | III | 2-3 days | Jul-Oct | 50° snow, glacier travel | |
42 | Mt. Buckner | North Face Couloir | III | 2-3 days | Jul-Oct | 50° snow, glacier travel | |
43 | Sharkfin Tower | Southeast Ridge | II | 5.0 | 1-2 days | Jun-Sep | 30° snow, glacier travel; face is 5.10 |
44 | Forbidden Peak | West Ridge | III | 5.6 | 1-2 days | Jun-Sep | 50° snow, glacier travel, bergshrund |
45 | Forbidden Peak | North Ridge | IV | 5.2 | 1-2 days | Jun-Sep | 40° snow, glacier travel, 5.7 moves on approach |
46 | Forbidden Peak | East Ridge Direct | II | 5.8 | 1-2 days | Jun-Oct | |
47 | Eldorado Peak | East Ridge | II | 2-3 days | Apr-Oct | 35° snow, glacier travel | |
48 | Eldorado Peak | West Arete | III | 5.8 | 2-3 days | Jun-Sep | glacier travel |
49 | Austera Peak | Inspiration Ice Cap | II | 4 | 2-3 days | May-Oct | glacier travel |
50 | Early Morning Spire | SW Face | III+ | 5.9 | 2-3 days | Aug-Sep | |
51 | South Early Winters Spire | Direct East Buttress | III+ | 5.11 | 7-10 hrs | May-Oct | or 5.9, A1 |
52 | South Early Winters Spire | South Arete | II | 5.4 | 2-6 hrs | May-Oct | |
53 | South Early Winters Spire | SW Couloir | I | 5-8 hrs | Dec-May | 50° snow | |
54 | North Early Winters Spire | NW Corner | III | 5.9 | 4-7 hrs | Jun-Oct | |
55 | North Early Winters Spire | West Face | III | 5.11 | 4-7 hrs | Jun-Oct | |
56 | Lexington Towers | East Face | III+ | 5.9 | 6-8 hrs | Jun-Oct | |
57 | Lexington Towers | Tooth & Claw | III+ | 5.12 | 6-8 hrs | Jun-Oct | |
58 | Liberty Bell | Beckey Route | II | 5.6 | 3-5 hrs | May-Oct | |
59 | Liberty Bell | Overexposure | II | 5.8 | 1-2 hrs | May-Oct | |
60 | Liberty Bell | Serpentine Crack | III | 5.10+ | 3-5 hrs | Jun-Oct | |
61 | Liberty Bell | NW Face | II+ | 5.8 | 3-5 hrs | Jun-Oct | |
62 | Liberty Bell | Liberty Crack | V | 5.9, A2 | 1-2 days | May-Oct | |
63 | Liberty Bell | Thin Red Line | V | 5.9, A3 | 1-2 days | May-Oct | |
64 | Burgundy Spire | North Face | II+ | 5.8 | 1-2 days | Jun-Sep | |
65 | Chianti Spire | East Face | III | 5.10 | 1-2 days | Jun-Sep | |
66 | Silver Star Mtn. | Silver Star Glacier | II | 3 | 1-2 days | May-Oct | |
67 | West McMillan Spire | West Ridge | II+ | 3 | 2-3 days | Jun-Sep | 40° snow |
68 | Luna Peak | SW Ridge | II | 4 | 3-5 days | Jun-Sep | |
69 | Mount Baker | Easton Glacier | II | 1-3 days | May-Aug | 30° snow, glacier travel | |
70 | Mount Baker | North Ridge | III+ | 2 days | May-Jul | 70° snow | |
71 | Mt. Shuksan | North Face | IV | 2-3 days | year rnd | 50° snow | |
72 | Mt. Shuksan | Sulphide Glacier | II+ | 1-3 days | May-Aug | 30° snow | |
73 | Nooksack Tower | Beckey-Schmidtke Route | IV | low 5 | 2-3 days | May-Sep | 50° snow |
74 | Ruth Mtn. | Ruth Glacier | II | 4-7 hrs | Apr-Oct | 25° snow, glacier travel | |
75 | Mt. Challenger | Challenger Glacier | II | 5.7+ | 3-5 days | Jun-Sep | 30° snow, glacier travel |
76 | Bear Mtn. | North Buttress | IV | 5.10a | 2-3 days | Jul-Aug | 5.8, A4 |
77 | Slesse Mtn. | NE Buttress | V | 5.9+ | 1-3 days | Jun-Sep |
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